Who is Dappy?

Dappy, real name Costadinos Contostavlos, is a 29-year-old singer, rapper and songwriter.

He shot to fame alongside his cousin Tulisa Contostavlos and Richard ‘Fazer’ Rawson in North west London based group, NDubz – and together they received wide critical acclaim and earned eight Top 40 hits in the singles charts.

Dappy was the brainchild behind a lot of their songs, and was the main writer in the band – with their album Uncle B reaching platinum status in the UK.

The group lasted for four years and went on a ‘hiatus’ to focus on their solo careers in 2011, but never regrouped.

Dappy has two sons, Gino, 3, and Milo, 2, with his long-term partner, Kaye Vassell.

What has Dappy done since N-Dubz split up?

When Dappy started his solo work, he released two singles that were well-received by the UK audience – No Regrets, which hit No.1, and Rockstar, which featured Queen guitarist Brian May.

His album, Bad Intentions, debuted at number six on the UK Top 40 album charts in 2012 – but after that his sales started to lag, and the fourth single from the outfit, Yin Yang, failed to break into the Top 40 at all.

The musician later appeared in the thirteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother, for which he is said to have earned £100,000, and came in second place after controversial comedian Jim Davidson.

The follow up album, Miracles, was slated to be released in 2015, but failed to ever materialise. Dappy instead focused on an EP – Eros Apollo – which was released on Christmas Day that year.

N-Dubz live in London

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